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WASHINGTON, DC - US Congressman Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL) today issued the following statement in recognition of Dec. 1st as World AIDS Day 2009: “Today we honor the memory of all who have lost their lives to the global epidemic of ...

© 2009 AP AUSTIN, Texas - Texas health experts say providers should now target all priority groups for the swine flu vaccine. The Texas Department of State Health Services says priority groups are: pregnant women; people 6 months through 24 years old; ...

WASHINGTON -- Democrats on a House panel offered a measure of sympathy for the federal task force that recommended less-frequent mammograms, while Republicans said the task force's message was wrong and could lead to unnecessary deaths.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of unemployed US workers face sharply higher health insurance premiums and loss of coverage as temporary federal subsidies expire, a healthcare advocacy group said on Tuesday.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Cambridge, Mass.-based Dyax Corp. for the treatment of a rare genetic disorder that causes severe swelling.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional efforts to revamp the US healthcare system are not enough to stem soaring health costs or close the nation's budget gap, a top Obama administration official said on Wednesday, adding that current ...

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Santarus Inc (SNTS.O) jumped 36 percent on Wednesday, a day after the company said an over-the-counter (OTC) version of its heartburn drug, which is licensed to Schering-Plough Corp, ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- About 50 percent of intensive care unit patients worldwide suffer infections, which increase their risk of dying in the hospital, a new study finds.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that lonely people attract fellow "lonelies" and influence others to feel lonely, too.

Inspectors found unsanitary conditions at a Tyson Foods plant in Forth Worth, Tex., that makes seafood soups, says a US Food and Drug Administration warning letter sent to the company and posted on the agency's Web site.

Dec 2 (Reuters) - CytRx Corp (CYTR.O) said US health regulators lifted a clinical hold on its experimental oral drug for the treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease after accepting the company's revised trial protocol, sending its shares up as much as 16 ...

Residents of the Southeast are so much more likely than other Americans to die of a stroke that epidemiologists call the region the “stroke belt.

Concerns over the swine flu may be taking a bit of a toll on a booming business this year. The lap of the mall Santa Claus, always the hub of every mall Christmas display, may not be the place to be this season.

Dec. 2, 2009 -- Sperm genes may shorten the lifespan of males compared to females, at least in animals, according to Japanese researchers.

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Add severe back pain and spine abnormalities to the list of problems overweight and obese adolescents can develop.